title: Facile preparation of low cytotoxicity fluorescent carbon nanocrystals by electrooxidation of graphite.
abstract: A simple and facile method was developed to prepare fluorescent carbon nanocrystals (CNCs) with low cytotoxicity and no photobleaching, by electrooxidation of graphite in aqueous solution.
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences and State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, PR China.
authors.forename: Qiao-Ling
authors.initials: QL
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Zhi-Ling
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Bi-Hai
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Dai-Wen
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Pang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D004285:Dogs; D004563:Electrochemistry; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000633:toxicity*; D006108:Graphite / Q000737:chemistry*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000633:toxicity*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D012996:Solutions; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D012996:Solutions; D006108:Graphite